1 Corinthians 1:28
and the mean things of the world, and the things which are despised, did God choose, the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
29that no flesh might glory before God.
Cross References
Job 34:19How much less to him that is not partial to princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they are all the work of his hands.
Psalms 32:10The wicked hath many sorrows; But he that trusteth in the LORD is encompassed with mercies.
Isaiah 2:11The proud looks of man shall be humbled, And the loftiness of mortals shall be brought low; Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 17:13Like the roaring of mighty waters do the nations roar; He rebuketh them, and they flee away, Driven like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, Like stubble before the whirlwind.
Isaiah 41:12Thou shalt seek and not find Them that contend with thee; They shall come to nothing, and be no more, Who make war against thee.
Daniel 2:44But in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall be left to no other people but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever;
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
The Efficacy of the Gospel; The Character of the Gospel. ( a. d. 57.) 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the… Read the whole commentary →